DEPTH CHARGE: AVC WOMEN TALENT FLUSH; POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS FOR COACHES.Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer Go big or go small. It's a luxury Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. coach Jackie Lott has rarely enjoyed in her first seven seasons at the school. Year eight is different though, a reason why the normally optimistic Lott is a notch higher on the enthusiasm scale. ``(Assistant coach Jeff Lensch) and I have been smiling like Cheshire cats since August,'' Lott said. The Marauders return just four sophomores from last season's 16-10 team, and the status of guard Channel Edwards is in limbo due to administrative requirements yet to be fulfilled. That would seem to be a major loss, given Edwards is one of three returning Marauders coming off All-Foothill League performances. But AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C , which opens the season at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. on Friday at 8 p.m., is two and sometimes three deep at nearly every position. ``I think this is going to be a special team,'' Lott said. ``. . . It's a smart team that works hard in the classroom and on the court. The chemistry is very good right now. ``I haven't had this kind of depth before. We're seven or eight deep at guard alone. It's hard to have any depth at every position at the junior-college level.'' The Marauders probably won't need much in reserve at shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. , where sophomore Kristin Phillips returns. The Littlerock High School Littlerock High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Littlerock, California. It is the a part of the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). External links
``Kristin is leading this team by example. She plays her heart out at every practice and she's helped the younger players out,'' Lott said. Duty as Phillips' backcourt partner could be shared by two freshmen. Tiffany Coke (Quartz Hill) was the early leader for the point but suffered a sprained left ankle a week ago. Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. recruit Camina Stevenson will also get a long look. The backcourt depth could be more solidified if sophomore Amy Egan, who blew out a knee last January, comes back at full strength. Lott said Egan is almost ready to go. Joyce Matus, another returning sophomore from the backcourt, provides more experience. ``We will use our speed,'' Lott said. ``I don't think teams will want to get into a track meet with us.'' The Marauders are much greener in the frontcourt front·court n. Basketball 1. The half of the court having the basket at which the offensive team shoots. 2. The forwards and center on a team. Also called frontline. . Ebony Davis, a 6-foot-1 center who graduated from Rosamond High two years ago but took a hiatus from basketball, has one of the starting spots wrapped up. Freshmen Sharon Pembleton (Palmdale) and Gigi Reed (Dorsey) will get their share of playing time. Lott received some encouraging news Monday when she learned that Talaya McDaniel (broken hand) was due to have her cast removed and could play as early as the opener. ``I honestly think this is my best group of athletes since I've been here,'' Lott said. Men's basketball: The Marauders host their annual Maroon/Silver game tonight at 7:15 and open their season Friday at the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Tournament. Assistant coach Brad Wiggs said the Marauders won't go as hard tonight against each other as they did in last week's scrimmage against The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. , but, ``I can tell you no one on the court will want to lose the game,'' Wiggs said. ``The intensity level the guys showed (at TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center ) and what they'll have on Friday will be a little higher.'' AVC is tentatively scheduled to meet Fullerton in a 6 p.m. tournament game on Friday. The finals are Saturday night. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Guard Kristin Phillips led Antelope Valley College in scoring during the conference season last year. (2) AVC's ample talent pool will provide plenty of options for women's basketball coach Jackie Lott, right, and assistant Jeff Lensch. Gene Blevins / Special to the Daily News |
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